The saying that weight can stop a train will be tested when Oakleigh Plate winner Swiss Ace makes his comeback ahead of his Melbourne spring campaign at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday.Swiss Ace received a massive topweight of 68 kilograms in a 1000-metre Open Handicap on the grass track but will be a definite starter in the race which attracted only nine nominations.Only six horses were originally entered for the race but another three, including Swiss Ace's Mick Mair-trained stablemate Nexgen, we

The saying that weight can stop a train will be tested when Oakleigh Plate winner Swiss Ace makes his comeback ahead of his Melbourne spring campaign at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday.

Swiss Ace received a massive topweight of 68 kilograms in a 1000-metre Open Handicap on the grass track but will be a definite starter in the race which attracted only nine nominations.

Only six horses were originally entered for the race but another three, including Swiss Ace's Mick Mair-trained stablemate Nexgen, were late nominations.

Mair is not concerned with the huge weight allotted to Swiss Ace but fears the race might be abandoned as three of the sprinter's rivals, Cardio, Pelltro and Monashee Knight, and are also nominated for Doomben on Saturday.

"I would rather Plan A happens but if the race falls away then I'll use Plan B," Mair said.

"I've got a few options with him if the race isn't on or if there's rain."

Mair's preferred second option is to either work Swiss Ace at Caloundra on Sunday or give him a barrier trial over 850 metres at Caloundra next Tuesday.

"I could either work him Sunday or give him a barrier trial on Tuesday or another option is to send him straight to Melbourne," he said.

Swiss Ace has been in work for 10 weeks preparing for the Group One Manikato Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on September 25.

The five-year-old entire will get his first taste of the tight Moonee Valley circuit in the McEwen Stakes (1000m) on September 12.

"He's come back a lot bigger horse this time but being an entire that's to be expected," Mair said.

"He's heading in the right direction and his behaviour now is as good as gold."

Mair will resist using blinkers on Swiss Ace who played up badly in the mounting yard prior to his shock last-start failure in the Group One BTC Cup (1200m) at Doomben in May.

Mair contemplated using blinkers on Swiss Ace for the Doomben 10,000 and Stradbroke Handicaps but never got the opportunity when rain forced the sprinter's winter mission to be abandoned.

Meanwhile, trainer Liam Birchley is pressing on to the Group Two Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday week with Court Command.

Court Command showed blistering pace but faded to finish fifth to Trusting in the Warwick Stakes (1400m) at Randwick last Saturday.

"Originally I was disappointed with the run but I'm not now," Birchley said.

"It was weight-for-age but it was run like a handicap and didn't suit him second-up.

"He missed the kick a bit at the start which did the damage but I'm more relaxed about the result now after having a good look at a few replays.

"I had the vet go over him and he couldn't find the slightest thing wrong.

"I'm hoping he'll be better suited when he steps up to 1600 metres."